Advanced considerations when using domain accounts

The following sections describe advanced considerations when configuring ArcGIS Server to work with domain accounts.

When using a domain account as the ArcGIS Server account

If your logon settings deny login rights to the machine where ArcGIS Server is installed, you will encounter an error during the installation. It is not necessary to grant Log on locally group policy settings to the ArcGIS Server account; only the steps below are required:

Steps:

1. Log in to the machine hosting Windows Active Directory.
2. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.
3. Locate the Organizational Unit containing the ArcGIS Server account.
4. Right-click the ArcGIS Server account and select Properties.
5. Click the Account tab and click Log on To.
6. In the field below The following computers option, type the host name of the machine hosting ArcGIS Server.
7. Click Add.
8. Click Apply.

For more information about the ArcGIS Server account, see The ArcGIS Server account.

When using Active Directory as the security store

If your logon settings deny login rights to the machine where Active Directory is hosted, you will encounter an error when configuring security to use Windows as the identity store. It is not necessary to grant Log on locally group policy settings to the user; only the steps below are required:

Steps:

1. Configure Windows as the identity store following the instructions in the tutorial Using a Windows identity store that has nested groups.
2. Log in to the machine hosting Windows Active Directory.
3. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.
4. Locate the Organizational Unit containing the domain account you specified in the Security Configuration Wizard.
5. Right-click the account and select Properties.
6. Click the Account tab and click Log on To.
7. In the field below The following computers option, type the host name of the machine hosting ArcGIS Server.
8. Click Add.
9. Click Apply.

For more information about configuring ArcGIS Server to use Active Directory, see Securing web services with Integrated Windows Authentication.